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Bouygues UK recently received great results from the first Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) Audit
Following an enormous effort by Bouygues UK and the Childeric teaching staff the school got up and running on time in temporary facilities between Christmas and the New Year.
Bouygues UK, Ecovert FM, HSBC Infrastructure and all their partners wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year 2007!
Bouygues UK’s Lewisham PFI project has been successfully registered with the Considerate Contractor Scheme and is proud to reinforce its commitment to carry out works in a clean and safe manner whilst minimising disruption. Relevant signage and posters have been received and are already displayed on the site hoardings.
In order to continue with this spirit and ensure everyone involved adhere to it, the Bouygues UK Project Director for Lewisham PFI schools set up the framework for a “Partnership Charter” to pave the way forward for the continued interface between the authorities representative, the head teacher, premises officers and Bouygues UK senior site managers.
Following her recent visit to the new school located in Waters road, Ann Sharp, Associate Head teacher, was delighted to see the Greenvale Special Needs School growing so rapidly.
To help develop the young builders of the future, Richard Bridgeford, Project Director for the Schools PFI Project, has been in discussions with John Stagg, the Head of The School of Construction and Technical Services at Lewisham College, to offer the Lewisham construction sites, as a practical training facility for their building students.
The Barking Schools contract, in operation by Ecovert FM since completion in the summer of 2005 played host earlier in October to a group of headteachers and staff from the Lewisham Schools PFI project.
Tower cranes are a vital element in the construction process. There are around 15,000 cranes in the UK and at any time around a 1000 are in use. Tower cranes are often in use on construction sites in urban areas and collapses/failures are a very rare occurrence. There is legislation, standards, codes of practice in place, covering the design, manufacture and erection of tower cranes globally around the world today. Stringent and regular test regimes have been developed over many years to ensure the safe operation of tower cranes on construction sites. The Bouygues Group have an in-house Plant and Equipment subsidiary based France called “GIE” which owns and maintains all their own tower cranes for internal use only. Only the very highest standards are observed with these cranes resulting in a well maintained and safe fleet operational on all Bouygues construction sites world wide. Formal records of all certifications and regular tests are well documented, on all Bouygues site.
New term started on a new note for all students as they came back to Forest hill and Crofton Schools. They experienced their new environment and settled in their temporary classrooms while works are under way.
Quality and Standards form the flag post for our theme this academic year 'Raising the Bar'. Bouygues have complemented the theme with their impressive and rigorous start to the rebuilding programme of Crofton School.
"An unbelievable amount of work has already taken place and the Bouygues team has delivered exactly what they promised".
